Uneak White's Personal Brand Exploration Presentation
Strategic Thinking for Strategic Planning
1. STATE OF THE
ARTS & HUMANITIES
IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
APRIL 2, 2014
the arts & humanities council of montgomery
2. Enhance Quality of Life
Drive the Economy
Convene Communities
In Montgomery County arts, heritage and culture
3. Quality of Life
“Montgomery County is one of the Top 50 Best Places To Live”, CNN
Money 2013
"Artists and art making in Maryland fuel our creative economy and
expand opportunities for cultural engagement across the state,"
Dominick Murray, Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
World-class performing centers and culturally-diverse
neighborhoods make MC Maryland’s SMART Business Location
says MCDED
Tourists rank attendance at cultural events and venues in the top 10
reasons to visit MC
5. Montgomery County Economic
Trends
Economy is growing
By 2017, the County’s employment base is
projected to grow 5.9 percent
The arts and humanities are an important part
of that growth
6. Convening Communities
58 performing venues
60 galleries
22 theatres
50 historical venues
150 small, midsize and emerging arts
& humanities groups
27 book stores
33 dance studios
28 music stores
14 recording studios
9 art supply stores
32 music schools
1500 independent artists & scholars
And growing!
8. Our Extraordinary Demography
48% White
52% People of Color
Population Estimates:
2013 = 1,016,677
2012 = 1,004,476
Population percent
change, 4/1/10 to 7/1/13
=
4.6%
9. Seven Grant Categories
Advancement
Capital Improvement Project
General Operating Support
Mid Size Organization
Small Organization
Individual Artists and Scholars
Artists and Scholars in the Community
Matching Grants
Eight Grant Categories
12. As a grant maker
As an advocate
As a capacity building, fiscal
sustainability expert
To foster incubators and growth
with an emphasis on nascent
organizations
To integrate technology with
strategic plan
Think Strategically…
13. Think Strategically…
To identify "arts deserts"
To help align hubs of cultural
development with areas of
economic development
To encourage, enable and
convene collaborations between
organizations and individual artists
To support diversity and advance
equity with an awareness of
changing demographics
14. To focus on intergenerational
education
To encourage public/private
partnerships
To find & maintain
rehearsal, performance spaces
To develop more impactful support
for Individual Artists and Scholars
To mine data and measure/assess
against stated goals
To adopt an Adaptive Strategy
Think Strategically…
15. NEXT STEPS
Solicit community feedback through meetings
with grantees and other stakeholders
Integrate resonate themes into the new strategic
plan framework
Present framework to AHCMC Board for review
AHCMC Board to adopt in FY16
Next Steps
17. Providing leadership that sustains arts and
humanities organizations, artists and scholars
and inspires participation in our County’s rich
cultural assets
Editor's Notes
Montgomery County remains in the Top 50 Best Places To Live, according to CNN Money 2013"Artists and art making in Maryland fuel our creative economy and expand opportunities for cultural engagement across the state," Dominick Murray, Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development World-class performing centers and culturally-diverse neighborhoods make MC Maryland’s SMART Business Location says MCDEDTourists rank attendance at cultural events and venues in the top 10 reasons to visit MC
In fiscal year 2013, 20 Maryland Arts and Entertainment (A&E) Districts collectively supported an estimated 5,144 new jobs that paid $149 million in wages. New jobs combined with A&E District festivals and events supported more than $458 million in state GDP and $36 million in state and local tax revenue, a new study shows. Of that 1400 jobs and $114 million in state GDP, $36 million in wages was paid in Montgomery County A&E Districts.
Workforce Trends in Montgomery County, Maryland2012-2017byStephen S. Fuller, Ph.D.Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and University Professor,Director, Center for Regional Analysis,George Mason University,Arlington, Virginia April 4, 2013Montgomery County’s economy in 2012 totaled $68.7 billion and is projected to increase by 15.8 percent over the 2012-2017 period to $79.5 billion (in 2012 $s). By 2012 The County’s economy supported a total of 655,824 jobs (full-time, part-time, self-employed and contract workers). By 2017, this employment base is projected to add 38,934 net new workers, a gain of 5.9 percent. Montgomery County’s job growth is concentrated in a small number of occupational categories but these reflect a variety of education and skills-levels ranging from sales, food preparation and serving, construction and maintenance to business and financial operations, management, health care and arts, design and media occupations.
US Census DataBlack or African American 18.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7% Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) 14.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% Two or More Races 3.1% Hispanic or Latino 17.9% White 47.8%
Advancement - available to nonprofit arts and humanities organizations that qualify for and are applying for General Operating Support Grants for Large Arts and Humanities OrganizationsCapital Improvement Grants are intended for facility construction or improvements, new construction, for expansion of a project, renovation of an existing structure or physical plant repairs critical to an organization’s arts or humanities mission.Mid Size Organization - Program Grants, Management Grants, Space Improvement and Equipment Grants. organizations that have annual cash expenses of at least $50,000 and not more than $150,000, and to organizations that have annual expenses of more than $150,000 if the organization is not applying for Grants to Large Arts and Humanities Organizations.Small organizations and groups are those with cash operating expenses in the most recently completed fiscal year of under $50,000. An applicant may request and may be awarded one grant for FY14 in the amount of $1,000 to $5,000.To provide funding for a wide array of arts and humanities activities that benefit County residents; To nurture arts and humanities programs representative of the diverse, multi-cultural character of Montgomery County; To support innovative and distinctive artistic and scholarly programs by the County’s resident arts and humanities groups; and To promote direct interaction between artists and scholars and community audiences.
44% increase!
Serve as the County’s grant-making organization for the arts and humanities sector Advocate for capacity building and fiscal sustainability for our sector Serve as the expert for capacity building and fiscal sustainability Foster incubator and growth opportunities with an emphasis on nascent organizations
